The Battle Over Data Centers with Tara Merk

Join host Eleanor Drage and guest Tara Merk as they explore how community-owned data centers can revolutionize digital ownership. Discover innovative models that challenge big tech's dominance, promoting sustainability and local empowerment. Learn from Germany's success in renewable energy and cooperative governance. This episode reimagines internet ownership, focusing on community needs for a fairer, greener future.Reading list:Tara Merk’s LinkedInCommunity Data Centers  The making of critical data center studies Data infrastructure studies on an unequal planet  Getting into fights with data centers: Or, a modest proposal for reframing the climate politics of ICTData Center Opposition Report Edited by: Meibel Dabodabo